. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Get your high schooler into transportation at free PSU summer camp
Did you know the vaunted urban planning department at Portland State University hosts a free, week-long summer camp for high school students?
TREC at PSU
Portland State researcher seeks subjects for first of its kind electric bike study
“E-bikes are the future!” That’s what Portland mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone proclaimed at a forum earlier this week. Iannarone is bullish on e-bikes not just because she’s an expert on innovative transportation solutions (thanks in part to her work at First Stop Portland), but because she rides an e-bike herself. Many that ride e-bikes quickly … Read more
Want bikeways for everyone? Nix the mixing, new research says
With protected bike lanes all the rage in Portland and throughout the U.S., a big question remains: What about intersections? After all, protection on the blockface doesn’t mean much when you come face-to-face with a drivers’ car at the intersection.
Better Block’s ‘Project Pathway’ program now formally integrated into PSU curriculum
Better Block mainstreams its successful tactical urbanism approach.
BikePortland is at TRB thanks to TREC at PSU
Aaron Brown is our special TRB correspondent.
Portland State wins $75,000 grant to study bike share equity programs
Portlanders leading the way on bike share research.
Beyond cars: City Council votes for ‘person trips’ to make better planning decisions
People make trips, cars don’t.
Reform school: PSU will host a free ‘Summer Transportation Institute’ for girls
It’ll be an introduction to transportation careers.
Even in suburban Oregon, drive-alone trips are a shrinking share of new commutes
The Portland metro area seems to have already discovered how to slow the growth of traffic congestion.
Free webinar Thursday will explore the potential of e-bikes
Electric-assist bikes are growing in the United States and Portland too.